Bannu–Tank Branch Line ( ur, ) was one of several
branch lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by
Pakistan Railways
Pakistan Railways ( ur, ) is the national, state-owned railway company of Pakistan. Founded in 1861 and headquartered in Lahore, it owns of track across Pakistan, stretching from Torkham to Karachi, offering both freight and passenger servi ...
. The line began at
Bannu and ended at
Tank Junction. The total length of this railway line was with 7 railway stations. It was known by locals as ''"choti rail"'', since it was the only
narrow gauge
A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than standard . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and .
Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with tighter curves, smaller structu ...
railway in the country (excepting the stretch from
Kohat Tehsil
Kohat is a tehsil located in Kohat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The population is 850,336 according to the 2017 census.
See also
* List of tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
In Pakistan, a tehsil is an administrative sub-division of a ...
to
Thal
Thal may refer to:
Places
* Thal, Lower Austria, Austria
* Thal, Styria, Austria
* Thal, Ruhla, Germany
* Thal, Uttarakhand, Didihat district, India
* Thal, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
** Thal railway station
* Thal, St. Gallen, Switzerla ...
pre-1991) The line was dismantled in 1995.
History
The rail line was originally built by
NWR as the ''Trans–Indus Railway'' in 1913, which extended from
Kalabagh station to
Bannu station, which today is part of the
Daud Khel–Lakki Marwat Branch Line. The line was then further extended in 1916 to reach
Tank Junction station. The line was also sometimes referred to as the ''Mari Indus Railway''.
International Steam "North Western Frontier Railway"
Retrieved 12 Dec 2015
Closure
The line was dismantled in 1995.
Stations
* Bannu
* Aba Khel
* Naurang Serai
* Lakki Marwat Junction
* Shahbaz Khel Halt
* Pezu
* Tank Junction
See also
* Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
* Railway lines in Pakistan
This is a list of Railway lines in Pakistan. The lines and the stations are owned and operated by Pakistan Railways. Rail lines in Pakistan are divided into main lines and branch lines.
Main lines
Branch lines
* Hyderabad–Badin Branch Line
* ...
References
Closed railway lines in Pakistan
Railway lines opened in 1913
Railway lines closed in 1995
Railway stations on Bannu–Tank Branch Line
2 ft 6 in gauge railways in Pakistan
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